Gone But Not Forgotten in 2023
We’ve said goodbye to many famous faces, voices & names from radio, movies, television, sports, history, arts and literature so far in 2023. These celebrities and others said their final farewell to us recently.
(2023 Celebrity Memorial Photo Montage: © A. Hamilton / 50PlusWorld.Com)
Celebrity deaths in 2023:
Burt Bacharach (ex of Carole Bayer Sager, Angie Dickinson, Paula Stewart)
Oscar & Grammy-winning American pianist, singer, songwriter, & composer (Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head; That’s What Friends Are For; I’ll Never Fall in Love Again; Baby It’s You; Walk on By; Alfie; What the World Needs Now) (born May 12, 1928 – died Feb. 8, 2023; age 94). (Burt Bacharach 2013: Phil Guest)
Jeff Beck (nee Geoffrey Arnold Beck)
Ivor Novello & Grammy Award-winning English Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer & lead guitarist solo (Dirty Mind) with The Yardbirds (Heart Full of Soul; Evil Hearted You), The Jeff Beck Group, and Beck, Bogert & Appice (born June 24, 1944 – died Jan. 10, 2023; age 78). (Jeff Beck 1976: Chris Hakkens)
American author, stand-up comedian, actor of TV (John Munch on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; The Flash) & films (Night Shift; Scarface; The Wrong Guys; Fletch Lives; Man on the Moon; Polish Bar) (born Aug. 4, 1944 – died Feb. 19, 2023; age 78) (Richard Belzer 2011: The World Famous Comedy Store)
Robert Blake (nee Michael James Gubitosi; aka Mickey; Bobby Blake)
American actor of TV (Baretta; The Richard Boone Show; Hell Town; Joe Dancer movies) & films (Little Rascal / Our Gang films; Red Ryder films; In Cold Blood; PT 109; Mokey; Tell Them Willie Boy is Here; Pork Chop Hill; Humoresque) (born Sept.18, 1933 – died Mar. 9, 2023; age 89). (Robert Blake 1966 12 O’Clock High)
Barbara Bosson (ex of Steven Bochco)
American screenwriter & actress of TV (Fay Furillo on Hill Street Blues; Captain Stern on Hooperman; Miriam Grasso on Murder One; Richie Brockelman, Private Eye) & films (The Last Starfighter) (born Nov. 1, 1939 – died Feb. 18, 2023; age 83). (Barbara Bosson 1985: Chris Hewitt / Camera Press)
King Constantine II of Greece (married Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark)
Last King of Greece (1964-1973), 1960 Olympics dragon class sailing gold medalist (born June 2, 1940 – died Jan. 10, 2023; age 82). Son of King Paul of Greece & Queen Frederica (Princess of Hanover, Great Britain & Ireland, Brunswick-Luneburg) (Constantine II 1987: Allan warren)
Carole Cook (nee Mildred Frances Cook; married Tom Troupe)
American actress of TV (Sugar Laine on Capitol; Cagney & Lacey; McMillan & Wife; Dynasty; Kojak; The Lucy Show; Charlie’s Angels) & movies (The Incredible Mr. Limpet; Palm Springs Weekend; Sixteen Candles; American Gigolo; Summer Lovers) (born Jan. 14, 1924 – died Jan. 11, 2023; age 98). (Carole Cook 1964)
David Crosby (son of Floyd Crosby)
Grammy-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame American guitarist, singer, & songwriter with The Byrds (Eight Miles High; Why; Turn! Turn! Turn!; Lady Friend), and Crosby, Stills & Nash (Long Time Gone; Teach Your Children) (born Aug. 14, 1941 – died Jan. 19, 2023) (David Crosby 2018: Eddie Janssens)
Bobby Hull (nee Robert Marvin Hull; “The Golden Jet“; father of Brett Hull)
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian NHL & WHA left winger (Chicago Black Hawks, Winnipeg Jets, Hartford Whalers), 2-time NHL MVP, trophy winner (3X Art Ross Trophy; 2X Hart Memorial; Lady Byng Memorial) (born Jan. 3, 1939 – died Jan. 30, 2023; age 84). Brother of Dennis Hull. (Bobby Hull 1968)
American actor of films (The Wind & the Reckoning) & TV (James at 16; The Family Holvak; ABC Afterschool Specials; The Loneliest Runner; The Greatest Gift; Long Way Home; The Boy Who Drank Too Much; Amelia Earhart; A Killer in the Family) (born Nov. 6, 1960 – died Jan. 24, 2023; age 62). (Lance Kerwin 1977)
Gina Lollobrigida (nee Luigina Lollobrigida)
Italian actress of movies (Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell; The Hunchback of Notre Dame; Solomon and Sheba; Come September; Trapeze; Beat the Devil; Miss Italia), TV (Falcon Crest), & photojournalist (Paul Newman) (born July 4, 1927 – died Jan. 16, 2023; age 95). (Gina Lollobrigida 1963: New York Sunday News)
Lisa Loring (nee Lisa Ann DeCinces; ex of Jerry Butler)
American model, actress of TV (Wednesday Addams on The Addams Family; Cricket Montgomery on As World Turns; The Phyllis Diller Show; Barnaby Jones; Fantasy Island) & films (Way Down in Chinatown; Doctor Spine) (born Feb. 16, 1958 – died Jan. 28, 2023; age 64). (Lisa Loring c. 1980s: Abraxas Talent)
Ben Masters (nee Benjamin Masters)
American actor of TV (Julian Crane on Passions; Heartbeat; Noble House; Another World; Barnaby Jones; Murder, She Wrote), & movies (Heartbeat; Dream Lover; Mandingo; Key Exchange; All That Jazz) (born May 6, 1947 – died Jan. 11, 2023; age 75). Ben Masters died of COVID-19. (Ben Masters 1984)
Walter Mirisch (brother of Harold & Marvin Mirisch)
American movie producer (In the Heat of the Night; The Magnificent Seven; Same Time, Next Year; Wichita; Mr. Majestyk; Dracula; Midway; Toys in the Attic; Two for the Seesaw; Gray Lady Down; Follow That Dream; The Tall Stranger) (born Nov. 8, 1921 – died Feb. 24, 2023; age 101). (Walter Mirisch 1962)
Joe Pepitone (nee Joseph Anthony Pepitone)
American MLB 3-time All-Star & Golden Glove first baseman / center fielder (New York Yankees – 1962 World Series Champs; Chicago Cubs; Houston Astros; Atlanta Braves), & author (Joe, You Coulda Made Us Proud) (born Oct. 9, 1940 – died Mar. 13, 2023; age 82). (Joe Pepitone 1960s)
Gordon Pinsent (married Charmion King; father of Leah Pinsent)
Canadian writer & actor of TV (Fraser Sr. on Due South; Hap Shaughnessy on The Red Green Show; The Pillars of the Earth) and films (The Rowdyman; The Thomas Crown Affair; Away From Her; The Shipping News) (born July 12, 1930 – died Feb. 25, 2023; age 92). (Gordon Pinsent 1965 Seaway)
Lisa Marie Presley (daughter of Elvis Presley & Priscilla Beaulieu)
American singer-songwriter (Dirty Laundry; Lights Out; In the Ghetto duet with Elvis Presley), philanthropist (born Feb. 1, 1968 – died Jan. 12, 2023; age 54). Ex of Michael Jackson, Nicolas Cage, Danny Keough. Mother of Riley Keough. (Lisa Marie Presley 2005: Tech Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF)
American actor of video games, TV (Chief Irving on Bosch; Phillip Broyles on Fringe; Lt. Daniels on The Wire; Oz), & films (One Night in Miami; Godzilla vs. Kong; John Wick; Angel Has Fallen; White House Down; Don’t Say a Word) (born June 7, 1962 – died Mar. 17, 2023; age 60). (Lance Reddick 2009: David Shankbone)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame American NBA center (New York Knicks – 1970 & 1973 NBA champs & finals MVP), NBA 1965 Rookie of the Year, 7-time All-Star, & 1970 MVP; NBA coach & GM (New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets) (born June 25, 1942 – died Mar. 21, 2023; age 80). (Willis Reed 1977-’78: New York Knicks)
American child actor of TV (Nicholas Bradford on Eight is Enough; Presto the Magician on Dungeons & Dragons; Code Red; Fantasy Island; CHiPs) and movies (The Devil and Max Devlin; Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star) (born Oct. 12, 1968 – died Jan. 7, 2023; age 54). (Adam Rich 2014: Bgcolby)
Tom Sizemore (nee Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr.; ex of Maeve Quinlan)
American actor of TV (The Red Road; China Beach; Hawaii Five-0) & films (Passenger 57; Where Sleeping Dogs Lie; Striking Distance; Natural Born Killers; Black Hawk Down; True Romance) (born Nov. 29, 1961 – died Mar. 3, 2023; age 61). Ex-partner of Heidi Fleiss. (Tom Sizemore 2011: Jayel Aheram)
Stella Stevens (nee Estelle Eggleston; mother of Andrew Stevens)
American Playboy model, actress of TV (Luta-Mae on Flamingo Road; Santa Barbara; General Hospital) & movies (The Nutty Professor; Girls! Girls! Girls!; The Courtship of Eddie’s Father; The Poseidon Adventure) (born Oct. 1, 1938 – died Feb. 17, 2023; age 84). Mother of Andrew Stevens. (Stella Stevens 1962)
Grammy-winning Songwriter’s Hall of Fame American singer (I Heard It Through the Grapevine; War; Wherever I Lay My Hat; I Can’t Get Next To You; Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone) (born Feb. 5, 1941 – died Jan. 29, 2023; age 81). (Barrett Strong 1996: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com)
Topol (aka Chaim Topol, Haim Topol, Haym Topol)
Israeli singer-actor of stage, TV (Berel Jastrow on War and Remembrance & The Winds of War; The House on Garibaldi Street), & films (Fiddler on the Roof; For Your Eyes Only; Flash Gordon; Galileo; The Public Eye; Cast a Giant Shadow) (born Sept. 9, 1935 – died Mar. 8, 2023; age 87). (Topol 1971: Rob C. Croes)
Raquel Welch (nee Jo Raquel Tejada; ex of Patrick Curtis, Andre Weinfeld)
American Playboy model, actress of TV & films (One Million Years B.C.; Fantastic Voyage; Bandolero!; 100 Rifles; Hannie Caulder; The Three Musketeers; Fuzz) (born Sept. 5, 1940 – died Feb. 15, 2023; age 82). Mother of Tahnee Welch. (Raquel Welch 2000: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com)
Fay Weldon (nee Franklin Birkinshaw)
English screenwriter of TV & films (Upstairs, Downstairs; Growing Rich; Pride and Prejudice mini-series adaptation; Big Women) & novelist (Puffball; The Life and Loves of a She-Devil; The Bulgari Connection) (born Sept. 22, 1931 – died Jan. 4, 2023; age 91). (Fay Welson 1997 After Dark: Open Media Ltd.)
Annie Wersching (married Stephen Full)
American actress of video games (The Last of Us) & TV (Renee Walker on 24; Leslie Denton on Runaways; Amelia Joffe on General Hospital; The Vampire Diaries; Bosch; The Rookie) (born Mar. 28, 1977 – died Jan. 29, 2023; age 45). Annie Wersching died of cancer. (Annie Wersching 2009: Kristin Dos Santos)
Cindy Williams (nee Cynthia Jane Williams; ex of Bill Hudson)
American actress of TV (Shirley Feeney on Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days) & films (American Graffiti; Bingo; The Conversation; Travels with My Aunt; The Killing Kind; Big Man on Campus) (born Aug. 22, 1947 – died Jan. 25, 2023; age 75). (Cindy Williams 2017: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com)
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